Ålhus

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title: "Ålhus" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "sunnfjord-municipality", "norwegian-noble-titles"] description: "Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ålhus" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Ålhus
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Aalhus_kyrkje_1926_Wilse.jpeg
image_alt	Ålhus Church as photographed by Anders Beer Wilse
image_caption	Photograph of Ålhus Church
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Vestland#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Vestland
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Sunnfjord
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Sunnfjord Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
population_as_of	2007
population_total	262
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	6847 Vassenden
coordinates
elevation_m	210
elevation_footnotes
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Ålhus is a small village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located about 15 km west of the villages of Helgheim and Skei and about 8 km northeast of the villages of Vassenden and Langhaugane.

History

Ålhus was chosen as the millennium site for the old Jølster Municipality, due to its historical significance. Audun Hugleiksson erected a stone castle called Audunborg here in the 13th century. The 18th-century Ålhus Church is also located in the village. Nikolai Astrup, the famous Norwegian painter, grew up here.

References

References

1. "Ålhus, Sunnfjord". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. {{Cite SNL. Ålhus. Ålhus. 2025-10-27. Askheim. Svein. 2025-07-07

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